Review: ‘The Apology’
Tiffany Hsiung's The Apology is one of the best films ever produced by the NFB as it gives voice to "comfort women" in search of closure.
Review: ‘Hotel Dallas’
Hotel Dallas refreshingly offbeat and innovative as it mixes abstractions, dramatizations, and outrageous musical numbers.
Review: ‘Callshop Istanbul’
Callshop Istanbul recounts a tale with which many migrants are probably familiar: that of the waiting zone between an old home and a new one.
Review: ‘Bobby Sands: 66 Days’
Brendan Byrne’s Bobby Sands: 66 Days is an extremely effective take on the history and legacy of Sands and his famed hunger strike.
Review: ‘De Palma’
In DePalma, Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow give a sense of the breadth De Palma’s career as the director reflects upon his body of work.
Review: ‘I am the Blues’
I Am the Blues, Daniel Cross’s first directorial effort in ten years, lovingly depicts humble but spiritually rich musicians who won’t stop playing.
Review: ‘My Scientology Movie’
From start to finish, My Scientology Movie relays its exposé with verve and personality.
Review: ‘Sonita’
In more than one way, the eponymous protagonist of Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami’s Sonita is a stranger in a strange land.
Review: ‘Weiner’
Weiner is an insider portrait of former New York Democratic Senator Anthony Weiner, focusing on the events that unfolded during his second sexting scandal, which ultimately derailed his New York City mayoral campaign.
Review: ‘Brothers’
Director Aslaug Holm documents her two boys growing up over a decade, narrating her interpretation of their story in Brothers.